mutual tidal locking

See also: mutual tidal lock

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mutual tidal locking (uncountable)

  1. (astronomy) The locking of the rotation of a satellite (moon or planet) to its orbit, such that one side always faces the body around which it is orbiting and sees always the same face of the central celestial object.
    Hypernym: tidal locking

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